I’m having a really hard time coming up with original blog post ideas at the moment. I blame pre-Christmas burn-out, plus Mr E Man being off work, with the result that I spend my usual blogging time (6 – 8 am) drinking tea and chatting to him. Not that I’m complaining… especially since he has assumed all cooking duties, and drives me to work when it’s raining.<\/p>\n
Anyway. Here’s a cool meme I saw at Curiosity Killed the Cat<\/a>. As well as bolding the things I’ve done, I’ve put the five items I’d most<\/strong> like to do in italics. I’m having a really hard time coming up with original blog post ideas at the moment. I blame pre-Christmas burn-out, plus Mr E Man being off work, with the result that I spend my usual blogging time (6 – 8 … Continue reading
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1. Started my own blog<\/strong> – duh<\/span>
2. Slept under the stars <\/strong>
3. Played in a band <\/strong>
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower – just single shooting stars<\/span>
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland\/world
8. Climbed a mountain<\/strong>
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo – not in public, although I have played (brief!) classical guitar solos in public, as part of an ensemble<\/span>
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris<\/strong>
13. Watched lightning at sea<\/em> – preferably from my own boat. Sigh – one day.
<\/span>14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning <\/strong>
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty – I’ve been to Liberty Island, but didn’t go up<\/span>
18. Grown my own vegetables<\/strong>
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train<\/strong> – usually in a seat, once (oh bliss!) in a bunk bed<\/span>
21. Had a pillow fight<\/strong>
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you\u2019re not ill
24. Built a snow fort – no, I’m from England<\/span>
25. Held a lamb<\/strong>
26. Gone skinny dipping<\/strong>
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse<\/em>
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset<\/strong>
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person<\/strong>
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors<\/strong> – y<\/span>es, if you mean England and Scotland, but not if you mean Ireland.
<\/span>35. Seen an Amish community<\/strong>
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied<\/strong> – kinda, mostly<\/span>
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person<\/strong>
39. Gone rock climbing<\/strong> – it did not go well and resulted in me being dumped by my rock climbing fanatic boyfriend
<\/span>40. Seen Michelangelo\u2019s David – I’ve been to Florence, but the line-ups were crazy and it was nicer to be outside anyway
<\/span>41. Sung karaoke<\/strong>
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt<\/em>
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa<\/em>
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight<\/strong>
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person<\/strong>
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris<\/strong>
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain<\/strong> – it’s not as romantic as it looks in the movies<\/span>
53. Played in the mud <\/strong>
54. Gone to a drive-in theater<\/strong>
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies – we don’t do this in the UK, although I was<\/em> in the Girl Guides<\/span>
62. Gone whale watching – although I have seen whales from the Vancouver-Victoria ferry a few times<\/span>
63. Got flowers for no reason<\/strong>
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma<\/strong> – in the UK, I’m not allowed in Canada<\/span>
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp<\/strong>
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial<\/strong>
71. Eaten caviar<\/strong>
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square<\/strong>
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone<\/strong>
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person<\/strong>
80. Published a book<\/em>
81. Visited the Vatican<\/strong>
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem<\/strong>
84. Had my picture in the newspaper<\/strong>
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating – I did catch a fish<\/a> once, but Mr E Man prepped it
<\/span>88. Had chickenpox<\/strong>
89. Saved someone\u2019s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous<\/strong>
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one<\/strong>
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone<\/strong>
99. Been stung by a bee<\/strong>
100. Ridden an elephant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"